csongix's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
minniehannie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rosebrown's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ⭐️
Beautiful but so much darker then first book. At one point it was too much to continue. They were separated for much of the book, but when they do get together, they were fire.
“My name is Eroan Ilanea. And that emerald dragon is mine.”
“Could you ever love a broken thing like me?”
Eroan’s rough hands suddenly clutched at Lysander’s face.
“You are a light in the darkness, a diamond in the rough. After everything you’ve been through, surviving your kin, you still smile. You’re kind, and brave, and compassionate. I do not think I would be the same had I suffered as you have. I admire you. For that, and for many things, prince. You are not broken. You are the strongest of us all.”
“You never gave up on me,” Lysander whispered,
“I never will.” Nothing had felt truer.”
“Because…” he said, “in the one place I expected to die, you gave me a reason to live.”
“What reason?”
“You.”
“Lysander shamelessly let the smell of pine and cut wood smooth out the creases in his thoughts. Was this what being safe felt like? He rubbed at his itchy eyes.”
“Anyone who wants to hurt you,” he whispered, “has to go through me.”
“What is this thing between us?”
Eroan’s chin rubbed his head and when he spoke, his voice rumbled through Lysander. “It is everything.”
Beautiful but so much darker then first book. At one point it was too much to continue. They were separated for much of the book, but when they do get together, they were fire.
“My name is Eroan Ilanea. And that emerald dragon is mine.”
“Could you ever love a broken thing like me?”
Eroan’s rough hands suddenly clutched at Lysander’s face.
“You are a light in the darkness, a diamond in the rough. After everything you’ve been through, surviving your kin, you still smile. You’re kind, and brave, and compassionate. I do not think I would be the same had I suffered as you have. I admire you. For that, and for many things, prince. You are not broken. You are the strongest of us all.”
“You never gave up on me,” Lysander whispered,
“I never will.” Nothing had felt truer.”
“Because…” he said, “in the one place I expected to die, you gave me a reason to live.”
“What reason?”
“You.”
“Lysander shamelessly let the smell of pine and cut wood smooth out the creases in his thoughts. Was this what being safe felt like? He rubbed at his itchy eyes.”
“Anyone who wants to hurt you,” he whispered, “has to go through me.”
“What is this thing between us?”
Eroan’s chin rubbed his head and when he spoke, his voice rumbled through Lysander. “It is everything.”
ariabones's review against another edition
2.0
“You are a light in the darkness, a diamond in the rough. After everything you’ve been through, surviving your kin, you still smile. You’re kind, and brave, and compassionate. I do not think I would be the same had I suffered as you have. I admire you. For that, and for many things, prince. You are not broken. You are the strongest of us all.”
This series is a guilty pleasure. The sequel picks up at the end of book one with Eroan in guilt, thinking he’s killed Lysander and Lysander himself captured by humans. This was more emotional than the first. Lysander goes through some serious trauma and it’s a testament to his strength that he didn’t break…well didn’t completely break. While in the first book, Lysander is the protector, in this one, it was Eroan who took over that role.
“I have you,” a voice rumbled in the closed, quiet place.
Those three small words broke him open, laying him bare. And for the first time in a long time, living no longer hurt
Aside from the romance aspect, the war between dragons, men and elves continues. Tensions rise, alliances are made, friendships are tested and secrets are revealed.
It's still awful but by Alumn, it's addicting
themoongirl's review against another edition
5.0
“All the armour he’d built around him cracked and fell away, freeing too much hurt for Lysander to do anything but pull his arms free of Eroan’s grip and throw them around Eroan, clutching him close, holding him tight, so damn afraid of how he’d almost lost the one good thing in his entire world.”
palvi00's review against another edition
4.0
During the whole mess going on around the different characters, I kept on asking myself one question: why?
I mean, if only they could speak freely to each other, things would have been easier and with less drama, but I guess that would spoil the mood.
Near the end things got better, but then the cliffhanger in the epilogue pissed me a little bit off.
The book was definitely better than the first, and things were a little bit more clear. I must say that I do not understand Akiem, but I hope I will in the next books.
There is this mystery going on about Lysander and his scales' color, let's see what that is.
I mean, if only they could speak freely to each other, things would have been easier and with less drama, but I guess that would spoil the mood.
Near the end things got better, but then the cliffhanger in the epilogue pissed me a little bit off.
The book was definitely better than the first, and things were a little bit more clear. I must say that I do not understand Akiem, but I hope I will in the next books.
There is this mystery going on about Lysander and his scales' color, let's see what that is.
rubyn's review against another edition
Lysander, sweetie oooh how you have suffered..... I really don’t see a HEA with this one
klaratoll's review against another edition
3.0
2,5 stars
I quite enjoyed the ending and some other parts too but at large it's not really my thing. I sometimes enjoy the relationship between the main characters. It has some elements that I really like, but there is too little to build on for me. There is almost no non-sexual intimacy between them and they barely converse with each other which weakens my belief in the relationship and therefore also my interest. The basis is there but it just isn't as developed as I'd like.
The rape scenes are also, not getting to me exactly, but it's so frequent that I feel it's borderline trivializing. It's not exactly dealt with in any substantial way as of yet. Rape is more used to convey the awfulness of the people who do it as well as the strength of the victims which is like.... hmm...
Overall I liked it better than the first book but this is not really something I gravitate towards. However, it is very compulsively readable so I'm still going to finish the series.
I quite enjoyed the ending and some other parts too but at large it's not really my thing. I sometimes enjoy the relationship between the main characters. It has some elements that I really like, but there is too little to build on for me. There is almost no non-sexual intimacy between them and they barely converse with each other which weakens my belief in the relationship and therefore also my interest. The basis is there but it just isn't as developed as I'd like.
The rape scenes are also, not getting to me exactly, but it's so frequent that I feel it's borderline trivializing. It's not exactly dealt with in any substantial way as of yet. Rape is more used to convey the awfulness of the people who do it as well as the strength of the victims which is like.... hmm...
Overall I liked it better than the first book but this is not really something I gravitate towards. However, it is very compulsively readable so I'm still going to finish the series.